AICP Exam Topics on Planning Theories & Methods: Study Notes and Review Questions for Certified Planners 2014

In the context of community development and land use, planning represents a proactive approach to managing and caring for the future characteristics of a community. Instead of reacting to growth as it happens, a good plan should be prepared to allow the community officials to effectively make reasoned decisions as changes occur. The planner exam has a lot of questions that ask for your "best decisions" - of the many questions you will encounter in the exam, a significant portion of them requires that you pick the best possible options. Also, you will find many inference questions: Inference questions require you to *apply* planning knowledge. This guide focuses on exam topics related to planning theories, elements, methods and techniques. Comprehensive planning is the primary approach of planning to be covered in the exam. A significant portion of the exam covers topics related to the principles, theories and methods of comprehensive planning.